Dr Mahathir tongue-tied? Yes, when he met Sophia the ‘social humanoid’ robot


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 17 Jul 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: It’s not every day that you see the garrulous Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speechless, but that’s what happened when the Prime Minister met Sophia for the first time.

The 94-year-old seemed at a loss for words when he was faced with the “social humanoid” robot.

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